Create the widget in Fugte
Start from the Countdown timer starter, generate a variation with the built-in AI, or paste your own code.
Step by step
Embed the Countdown timer in your WordPress site.
Customize and publish it in Fugte
Text, colors, images, numbers, and options are no-code settings, so you can match your branding without touching code. Publishing gives the Countdown timer a stable hosted link and an embed snippet.
Add a Custom HTML block
In the WordPress block editor, add a "Custom HTML" block where the widget should appear and paste the embed snippet.
Preview and publish
Use the block's Preview toggle to check the Countdown timer in place, then publish or update the page.
Good to know
WordPress specifics worth planning around.
Works the same in the classic editor (paste into the Text tab) and in page builders: Elementor's HTML widget, Divi's Code module, and similar.
Self-hosted WordPress accepts the embed on any setup. On WordPress.com specifically, custom embeds require a plan that allows custom code.
No plugin means one less thing to update, and theme changes or updates will not break the widget.
Updates happen in the widget editor. The embedded widget changes everywhere it is placed, without re-editing posts.
Ideas
Where the Countdown timer fits.
Sales and promos
Build urgency for launches, promos, and registration deadlines
Product launches
Build urgency for launches, promos, and registration deadlines
Events
Build urgency for launches, promos, and registration deadlines
FAQ
Common questions.
Do I need to install a plugin?
No. The built-in Custom HTML block is enough. That is the main advantage over widget plugins, which add code to every page whether used or not.
Can I use the Countdown timer with Elementor or Divi?
Yes. Paste the same embed snippet into Elementor's HTML widget or Divi's Code module. Any builder with an HTML element works.
Will a theme update break the Countdown timer?
No. The embed lives in your page content, not in theme files, so switching or updating themes leaves it in place.
More guides
Same widget, other platforms.
Add a Countdown timer to a Canva website
Canva websites do not accept HTML or iframe code, but they do accept links. Add a Countdown timer to your Canva page with a hosted Fugte embed, free to try, no code.
Add a Countdown timer to a Notion page
Add a Countdown timer to any Notion page or Notion Site with the /embed block. Hosted, interactive, works on free Notion plans, no code.
Add a Countdown timer to a Shopify store
Add a Countdown timer to your Shopify store without installing an app or editing theme code: paste one hosted embed into a Custom Liquid section or page.
Add a Countdown timer to a Webflow site
Add a Countdown timer to a Webflow site with the Embed element: one hosted snippet, editable later without republishing the site.
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Try it
Put a Countdown timer on your WordPress site today.
Start free, customize the Countdown timer without code, and embed it with one link.